Going into Week 3, 39 of the 43 experts we tallied up selected the Carolina Panthers to top the Cleveland Browns. And after Week 3, 39 of those 43 experts were wrong.
In what proved to be a painful trip to the "Factory of Sadness," the Panthers were bruised up and battered in a 21-18 defeat. But more than just the game was lost, as Carolina saw starting cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson sustain injuries that may keep them out into November.
So, that performance and those setbacks probably don't bode well for their outlook against the high-octane Detroit Lions in Week 4, right?
Here's who the experts are picking for the Sunday nighter at Bank of America Stadium . . .
USA Today Sports
Panthers (1): Nick Brinkerhoff
Lions (5): Jarrett Bell, Chris Bumbaca, Nate
Davis, Adam Kaufman, Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz
NFL Media
Panthers (0):
Lions (10): Colleen Wolfe, Brooke Cersosimo, Brandon Perna, Grant Gordon, Tom Grossi, Nick Shook, Dan Parr, Kevin Patra, Lance Zierlein, Bucky Brooks
ESPN
Panthers (1): Kalyn Kahler
Lions (10): Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano, Pamela Maldonado, Eric Moody, Jason Reid, Benjamin Solak, Lindsey Thiry, Seth Wickersham
CBS Sports
Panthers (0):
Lions (7): Pete Prisco, Jared Dubin, Ryan Wilson, John Breech, Tyler Sullivan, Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg
Pro Football Talk
Panthers (0):
Lions (1): Mike Florio
Sports Illustrated
Panthers (2): Eva Geitheim, Gilberto Manzano
Lions (6): Albert Breer, Mitch Goldich, Mike Kadlick, Conor Orr, John Pluym, Matt Verderame
Total
Panthers: 4
Lions: 39
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